{"id":71995,"date":"2018-02-20T23:50:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T23:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writemyessayfree.com\/assignment-2-harley-davidson-external-and-internal-analysis"},"modified":"2017-08-18T06:24:24","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T06:24:24","slug":"assignment-2-harley-davidson-external-and-internal-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/assignment-2-harley-davidson-external-and-internal-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Assignment 2: Harley-Davidson: External and Internal Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Instructions for this assignment: Perform all of the elements listed below.<\/p>\n<p>This assignment has you complete two parts of a strategic business plan. To see how those parts fit into a full business plan, click <a href=\"http:\/\/vizedhtmlcontent.next.ecollege.com\/pub\/content\/8d6150fe-487d-48cf-9299-c7fa28638588\/AUO_BUS499_5W_Strategic_Business_Plan_Outline.doc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for a <b>strategic business plan outline<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Part I \u2013 Analysis of the External Environment<\/b><\/p>\n<p>As part of the Strategic Business Plan, you have been asked to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify and analyze the major driving forces for change in the external environment of the motorcycle industry.<\/li>\n<li>Analyze the dynamics of competition using Porter&#8217;s Five Forces Model of Competition. Correctly assess the dynamics of competition.<\/li>\n<li>Provide at least three statistics about the size of the motorcycle industry such as revenue, growth rate, number of units sold by manufacturer\/country, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Summarize the strategic issues firms in this industry face and identify their biggest threats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This section should be titled &#8220;The Analysis of H-D&#8217;s External Environment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Part II \u2013 Internal Environment Analysis<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Financial<\/p>\n<p>Gather the financial information necessary to do a complete ratio analysis and the Balance Score Card (BSC) key metrics information.<\/p>\n<p>If you were going to create a BSC, what would be the key metrics you would measure in each of the four BSC areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Financial<\/li>\n<li>Customer<\/li>\n<li>Internal Business Process<\/li>\n<li>Learning and Growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Perform a ratio analysis using H-D&#8217;s five-year financial performance. Interpret the meaning of the ratios and financial performance.<\/p>\n<p>This section should be titled &#8220;The Analysis of H-D&#8217;s Current Strategy: Two Views.&#8221; Be sure to include the ratio analysis. You may also include other graphics to support your narrative.<\/p>\n<p>Competitors<\/p>\n<p>Based on your analysis, you must decide which two competitors present the biggest competitive threat to H-D.<\/p>\n<p>Perform a financial ratio analysis for the competitors after looking at trends in financial performance over five years, and compare the trends to industry averages.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure you have a clear ranking of the industries&#8217; competitors.<\/p>\n<p>This section should be titled &#8220;Competitor Analysis.&#8221; Be sure to include the financial ratio analysis. You may also include other graphics to support your narrative. 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